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Students want seat at the table

Alexandra Swanberg | March 21

A group of students spent part of its spring break demanding that the Board of Regents cut administrative pay and put the UNM salary book online. GPSA council chair Megan McRobert said at the March 16 meeting that administration doesn’t allow students to be part of budget-related decision making in a meaningful way. She said that decision-making groups should include students, and meetings should be advertised to the public.

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Roundhouse rounds out

Shaun Griswold | March 21

The 60-day legislative session ended Saturday, and New Mexico legislators narrowly passed a $5.4 billion budget just before time ran out. Lawmakers allocated $730 million for higher education. Nearly $43 million, or 6 percent, was cut from higher education funds compared with last year.

Sports

Mission accomplished

Shaun Griswold | March 12

LAS VEGAS — San Diego State reminded basketball fans that the game is a team sport — not a one-man show, no matter how bedazzling. Like he has all season, BYU’s Jimmer Fredette put up another scintillating individual performance — 30 points — in Saturday’s Mountain West Conference tournament championship, but the second-seeded Aztecs exuded collective confidence, with three players in double figures.

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Gary watches Fredette catch fire from the bench

Shaun Griswold | March 12

LAS VEGAS – It was the best show Vegas had to offer, unfortunately for the UNM men’s basketball team, its star performer missed the second act.

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That's a wrap

Ryan Tomari | March 11

LAS VEGAS — It was a widely held opinion that the UNM women’s basketball team had no shot at the Mountain West Conference tournament. And on Friday, the shooting-in-the-dark Lobos literally didn’t.

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CSU sent packing in down-to-the-wire victory

Shaun Griswold | March 11

LAS VEGAS — Once again, the UNM men’s basketball team will knock on BYU’s door. The fifth-seeded Lobos, behind forward Drew Gordon’s 13th double-double, knocked fourth-seeded Colorado State Rams out of the Mountain West Conference tournament 67-61 in a seesaw affair at the Thomas & Mack Center that saw five second-half ties and lead changes.

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GPSA hopefuls vie for positions

Kallie Red-Horse | March 11

Nine graduate and professional students announced their candidacy for GPSA leadership positions, stepping up to the plate for a tenure rife with budget concerns and cutbacks. The GPSA Elections Committee met Thursday to begin coordinating for the debates, the first of which will take place March 23. “I get the feeling it is going to be a high turnout year,” GPSA member Michael Verrilli said.

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Clubhouse unveiled, but apartments not finished

Chelsea Erven | March 10

The Lobo Village clubhouse was up, running and fully furnished for its opening Wednesday, but Lobo Village is still under construction and won’t open until August. Residents can’t move in until August 17, but Lobo Village General Manager Brent McPherson said residents have to pay for the entire month of August, not a prorated portion.

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Marching on

Ryan Tomari | March 10

LAS VEGAS — Call them the flavor of the month. Forward Porche Torrance had two key blocks on Wyoming’s Aubrey Vandiver in the final 1:59, and the seventh-seeded Lobo women’s basketball team leaned on stingy, physical defense to shut down third-seeded Wyoming 67-61 Wednesday, setting up an improbable semifinals matchup against second-seeded TCU.

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Online availability sheds light on salary book errors

Chelsea Erven | March 9

UNM’s salary book is published each month by the Division of Human Resources, but a closer look at the book reveals inaccuracies.

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Fat gone; time to trim ‘muscle’

Shaun Griswold | March 7

The UNM Board of Regents heard fiscal recommendations Monday that would cut more than $12 million from the University budget. Andrew Cullen, vice president of Planning, Budget and Analysis, outlined the University’s plan to save money to the regents. His presentation included a $5.6 million shortfall that UNM will not receive from the state. Other cuts included more than $300,000 from Athletics, $1.9 million from the administration, $2.9 million from Information Technologies and $871,127 spread among departments. Regent Don Chalmers said the cuts might not be enough. “These recommendations seem to walk close to the edge without going over,” he said. “I think we need to put VPs on the table. I would put executive salaries on the table.”

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Last chance in Las Vegas

Ryan Tomari | March 7

This late-season feel, to be sure, is foreign to the UNM women’s basketball team.

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Trio gets awards galore

Ryan Tomari | March 7

Ever since head coach Steve Alford took over the UNM men’s basketball team, the Lobos have made winning league awards seem like a given. On the backs of reliable point guard Dairese Gary, double-double machine Drew Gordon and lanky guard Kendall Williams, the Lobos notched their fourth straight 20-win season under Alford.

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Alumni office renovations run over $2M budget

Hunter Riley | March 7

The amalgamation of construction tape, scaffolding and plastic sheets known as Hodgin Hall has been out of service for more than a year, and it’s also nearly $1 million over budget. The original renovation budget was $2 million, according to University Communications and Marketing, but the budget is now $2,937,497, according to a document from UNM Office of Capital Projects, and officials said they underestimated the amount of renewal and replacement the project required.

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Gay rights protests stop traffic

Cody Jo | March 7

As many as 250 brightly dressed protesters marched in support of gay marriage and civil rights Saturday afternoon in Nob Hill.

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House says no more immigrant licenses

Diego Gomez | March 7

After two days and 13 hours of deliberation, the New Mexico House of Representatives passed a bill that would prevent some undocumented residents from obtaining driver’s licenses. HB 78 passed 42-28 on Friday and is now in the Senate’s hands.

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NM stations: Cuts won’t force us off air waves

Barron Jones | March 4

The House of Representatives passed a bill that could leave Sesame Street and other public radio and television programs homeless. The House of Representatives in February voted 235-189 along party lines to eliminate federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and the 368 public television stations and 934 radio stations under its umbrella, including several New Mexico stations. The CPB will receive $430 million federal dollars in 2011.

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UNM decorates campus canvas

Kallie Red-Horse | March 4

UNM representatives sifted through hundreds of art pieces Thursday to decide which ones to add to the University’s collection. Representatives from various campus departments attended an artwork selection meeting Thursday, choosing pieces from a 600-piece assortment.

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Bradley's Books

Andrew Beale | March 3

Three times a week, Winning Coffee Co. offers more than food and coffee — it’s got something for the mind, too. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, the coffeehouse doubles as a used bookstore. The bookstore, Bradley’s Books, has been operating out of Winning for four and a half years, but owner Bradley Bumgarner-Kirby has been selling books in the UNM area since the mid-70s.

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Greeks oppose drunk driving

Kallie Red-Horse | March 3

Members of a student group want to eradicate student drunk driving while changing negative perceptions about the Greek community. Student Greg Golden founded Greeks Against Drunk Driving last month.